- Jul 15, 2003
- 80,287
- 17,080
- 136
Did a search, found nothing.
The only thing that's painfully obvious is that you haven't paid attention to what types of news discussions that we move to P&N and what types of discussions that belong in OT. Also, it's painfully obvious that you didn't read rule #13. Based on your history of not following several of the other rules & now this violation, I'll give you a couple days to find and read that rule. -Admin DrPizza
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BN0H220091224
I hope they dont use this as an excuse to push any internet watchdog or privacy invasion laws. They cant prove those 11 million people would have ever paid for it.
Having said that: 11 million pirates is a large number, which leads me to believe we've either got a lot of thieves or Paramount pulled those numbers out of their ass to cover up their poor box office returns. Or returns that just werent awesome enough for the studio.
The only thing that's painfully obvious is that you haven't paid attention to what types of news discussions that we move to P&N and what types of discussions that belong in OT. Also, it's painfully obvious that you didn't read rule #13. Based on your history of not following several of the other rules & now this violation, I'll give you a couple days to find and read that rule. -Admin DrPizza
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BN0H220091224
My thoughts?In October, the studio told the Federal Communications Commission that "Star Trek" had become a hot commodity in piracy circles. Illegal file-sharing had advanced from "geek to sleek," Frederick Huntsberry, the studio's chief operating officer, told officials.
Now, according to data from TorrentFreak, "Star Trek" was downloaded nearly 11 million times this past year, just edging "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (10.6 million). The films were among the biggest of the year at the box office.
At the other end of the box-office scale, "Sherlock Holmes" director Guy Ritchie's "RocknRolla" ranked No. 3. It grossed less than $26 million worldwide.
Interestingly, for all the fuss about the "Wolverine" leak, the film came in at No. 9 with 7.2 million. The FBI earlier this month charged a man with violation of federal copyright law, alleging he uploaded the film to the Web last spring.
The list was rounded out by "The Hangover" (No. 4), "Twilight" (No. 5), "District 9" (No. 6), "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (No. 7), "State of Play" (No. 8), and "Knowing" (No. 10).
I hope they dont use this as an excuse to push any internet watchdog or privacy invasion laws. They cant prove those 11 million people would have ever paid for it.
Having said that: 11 million pirates is a large number, which leads me to believe we've either got a lot of thieves or Paramount pulled those numbers out of their ass to cover up their poor box office returns. Or returns that just werent awesome enough for the studio.
Last edited: